brake fluid

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:01 pm

Changeing the brake fluid in the car tomorrow night anything i should watch out for when doing this or is it straight forward job?

Cheers
Craig

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:09 am

Straight forward if you use and easibleed, not bad if you use a one way valve thing. Check the easibleed for leaks without fluid in (Guess how I found out!)

If your feeling brave do the clutch while you are in there.

11mm spanner for the nipples be prepared for them to be f-king tight, and one of mine was blocked and took a while to clear with a thin allen key.

Good luck

Rich

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:28 am

Cheers rich i will let you no how i go.

Cheers
Craig

andysc · Post by **andysc** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:21 pm

just did my clutch at the weekend there, watch when your pumping the clutch pedal when bleeding it, as it shares the resevoir with the brakes,
the level doesn't drop very much, even with a fair bit of pumping. It could have been I had the car a hill but just make sure you keep topping the system up every 5 full strokes or so.

Andy

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:31 pm

cheers andy i will keep that in mind. So i gess its worth wile doing the clutch aswell then?

Cheers
Craig

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:46 pm

While you are there you may as well. Not much more difficult.

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:43 pm

Job done. well my mate done it

. Brake and clutch. Well worth while as the fluid was a nice colour of brown.

Cheers
Craig

Post by **Shug** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:49 pm

Nice to hear of some success

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:51 pm

cheers shug

andysc · Post by **andysc** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:18 pm

its always nice when stuff goes right!

Andy